[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 42 (Friday, March 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4232]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By notice dated October 18, 2004, and published in the Federal 
Register on October 25, 2004, (69 FR 62295), National Center for 
Natural Products Research-- NIDA MProject, University of Mississippi, 
135 Coy Waller Lab Complex, University, Mississippi 38677, made 
application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to 
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled 
substances listed in Schedule I:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Marihuana (7360)............................  I
Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)................  I
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    The company plans to cultivate marihuana for the National Institute 
of Drug Abuse for research approved by the Department of Health and 
Human Services.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined that the registration of 
National Center for Natural Products Research--NIDA MProject, 
University of Mississippi to manufacture the listed basic classes of 
controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this 
time. DEA has investigated National Center for Natural Products 
Research--NIDA MProject, University of Mississippi to ensure that the 
company's registration is consistent with the public interest. The 
investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's 
physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance 
with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and 
history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823, and in accordance with 
21 CFR 1301.33, the above named company is granted registration as a 
bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed.

    Dated: February 22, 2005.
William J. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-4232 Filed 3-3-05; 8:45 am]
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